Description
Content Aware Sidebars is the #1 WordPress Sidebar Plugin
You can optimize conversion rates, boost on-site SEO, upsell products, and much more by displaying different widget areas on different conditions.
Create tailored widget areas in seconds. No widget logic coding required.
Show or Hide Widgets on Any Page (Yes, any)
Replace your theme sidebars on different conditions, or insert widget areas with shortcodes. The following Display Conditions are available out of the box:
- Posts, Pages & Custom Post Types
- Content with Tags, Categories, or Custom Taxonomies
- Content written by select Authors
- Page Templates
- Blog Page & Post Type Archives
- Author Archives
- Taxonomy Archives
- Front Page, Search Results, 404 Not Found Page
- bbPress Profiles, Forums & Topics
- BuddyPress Profile Sections
- Languages (Polylang, qTranslate X, TranslatePress, Transposh, Weglot, WPML)
- Pods Pages
You can even combine conditions in any way you like! E.g. target all posts in a select category and written by a specific author.
Add Unlimited Sidebars & Widget Areas
Create a post sidebar, a page sidebar, a category sidebar, or any custom sidebar you need – no coding required. CAS will never slow down your site, even if you create a lot of custom sidebars and conditions.
Sidebars – Quick Select© lets you add or select widget areas directly when editing a post or page.
Schedule & Disable Custom Sidebars
In the All-in-one Sidebar Manager you just pick a start and end date for when widget areas should be displayed, and CAS will take care of the rest.
1-Click Sidebar Activation© lets you activate or deactivate widget areas instantly.
The Most User-friendly Widget Manager
When adding new widgets to sidebars, Live Search will find widgets instantly, and the smart split-screen makes it a joy to manage a lot of widgets and sidebars.
The Enhanced Widget Manager adds the signature turquoise line to easily identify custom sidebars.
Sidebar Plugin Integrations & Support
CAS autodetects Custom Post Types and Taxonomies created by any plugin or theme. Built-in support for some of the most popular WordPress plugins means that you e.g. can create WooCommerce sidebars for select products or BuddyPress sidebars for your members.
- bbPress
- BuddyPress / BuddyBoss
- Easy Digital Downloads
- qTranslate X
- Pods
- Polylang
- TranslatePress
- Transposh Translation Filter
- WooCommerce
- Weglot
- WPML
Customize Your Widget Areas Your Way
Without writing any code, you can modify the HTML and CSS classes of widget areas, widgets, and widget titles. You get full control over the look and feel of your sidebars and widget areas, no matter what theme you use.
Sidebar Visibility lets you elegantly hide any widget area for logged-out users.
Complete control over your WordPress widget areas
Upgrade to Content Aware Sidebars Pro and get these additional powerful features:
- Totem – Smart Floating Button
Like the button you may have seen by Intercom or Helpscout, only this is for all your widgets - Sticky Sidebars & Widget Areas
Make any sidebar or widget area sticky without hurting site performance. No jQuery and no bloat - Widget Areas after Paragraphs
Display a widget area after a specific number or percentage of paragraphs in your content - Even More Display Conditions
- Advanced Custom Fields data
- Meta Box data
- URLs + wildcards
- Referrer URLs
- Date Archives & Content by publish date
- BuddyPress Groups
- Random
- Widget Area Designer
Add responsive widget columns and edit colors, backgrounds, paddings, etc. - Widget Areas in Theme Hooks
Intelligently infuse new widget areas into your theme without coding - Automatic Widgets Backup
Easily restore any changed or deleted widgets - Widget Cleaner
Save memory and remove clutter by disabling and removing unused widgets - Extended User Visibility
Show or hide widget areas for User Roles, BuddyPress Groups, and more - Time & Weekday Schedule
Display widget areas only in select time ranges on given days - Container Widget
Turn widget areas into reusable blocks and show the same widgets in different places - Duplicate Widget Areas
A real time-saver when adding new similar widget areas - and so much more…
Upgrade at anytime instantly and securely from your website’s Admin Dashboard.
More Information
Screenshots
Easily create custom sidebars and display them on any content 
See your widget areas at a glance in the easy Sidebar Manager 
Filter widgets and sidebars in the Enhanced Widget Manager
Installation
FAQ
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Do I need to know widget logic PHP code?
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Of course not!
CAS is praised by users for its unparalleled sidebar and widget visibility options. It’s the only plugin that allows you to display widget areas on literally any condition without any code.
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Yes!
If your theme already has WordPress sidebars and widget areas, you can create new custom sidebars to replace, merge with or hide those on certain conditions.
You can also display custom sidebars using the sidebar shortcode [ca-sidebar id=””] anywhere in your content.
If your theme has a built-in sidebar generator, it is recommended to disable it and/or only use CAS for maximum speed and compatibility.
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Yes!
In the Sidebar Editor, you can select where, when and to whom your sidebar should be displayed. Create a sidebar for each page, a sidebar for posts in a category, or any sidebar you need, all in a user-friendly UI.
You can also select sidebars directly when you’re editing a post or page.
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Will CAS work with block-based Widgets?
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Yes!
If you prefer to manage widgets in the traditional way, you can use Classic Widgets which CAS also supports.
Moreover, the Pro version makes it possible to infuse widget areas into theme hooks, as well as insert areas between content paragraphs.
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Will this plugin work with page builders?
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Yes!
Many users already compliment CAS with popular page builder plugins such as Elementor, SiteOrigin Page Builder, Beaver Builder, and Visual Composer.
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How can I report security bugs?
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You can report security bugs through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program. The Patchstack team help validate, triage and handle any security vulnerabilities. Report a security vulnerability.
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I have other questions, can you help?
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Of course! Check out the links below:
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Contributors & Developers
“Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget Area Plugin” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Changelog
Follow development and see all changes on GitHub
Highlights
3.20
- [new] option to display widget area on password protected content
- [new] performance improvements
- [new] wordpress 6.5 support
- [new] minimum wordpress version 5.5
- [new] minimum php version 7.1
- [fixed] improved compatibility with wpml plugin
- [updated] wp-content-aware-engine library
- [updated] freemius sdk
Pro Plan:
- [updated] more themes supported by sticky option
3.19.3
- [new] wordpress 6.4 support
- [new] minimum wordpress version 5.1
- [new] minimum php version 7.0
- [new] performance improvements
- [updated] wp-content-aware-engine library
3.19.2
- [new] wordpress 6.3 support
- [updated] freemius sdk
Pro Plan:
- [updated] sticky support for more themes
3.19.1
- [updated] freemius sdk
3.19
- [new] performance improvements
- [new] ui improvements
- [new] sidebar shortcode parameter for conditional display
- [new] wordpress 6.2 support
- [updated] freemius sdk
Pro Plan:
- [new] “random” display condition
- [new] widget revision support when updating via REST API or Block Editor
See changelog.txt for previous changes.